New insights into the morphology and sedimentary processes along the western slope of Great Bahama Bank

Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 603-606

  Mulder, T ^a   Ducassou, E ^a   Eberli, G P ^b   Hanquiez, V ^a   Gonthier, E ^a   Kindler, P ^c   Principaud, M ^a   Fournier, F ^d   Leonide P ^d   Billeaud, I ^e   Marsset, B ^f   Reijmer, J J G ^g   Bondu, C ^a   Joussiaume, R ^h   Pakiades, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e CSTJF   (France)

^f IFREMER   (France)

^g VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SYSTEM; DEEP-WATER CARBONATES; FLORIDA; GRAVITY CURRENTS; HIGH QUALITY; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; MULTIBEAMS; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS; SEDIMENTARY SYSTEMS; SEISMIC DATAS; SLOPE INSTABILITY; SORTING PROCESS; SOURCE AREA; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

CARBONATION; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); FLOORS; GRAVITATION; MORPHOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SLOPE STABILITY;

CARBONATE SYSTEM; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; MASS TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SLOPE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREAT BAHAMA BANK; STRAITS OF FLORIDA;

EID: 84864316799     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G32972.1     Document Type: Article

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